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        jrchards 
           
           
         
          
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:04 am    Post subject: Create Transparent Background in PS 5 | 
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				I am using Photoshop 5... I know, I know, the most important thing is to upgrade to CS5. 
 
 
However, I have a short term issue using Photoshop 5. I am trying to make "transparent" images with no backgrounds. I know I have to save the file as a .png, but it keeps putting the white background in there. 
 
 
How do I save it with the transparent background - and which options do I choose when I click save a copy, as a PNG (file with screenshot attached).
 
 
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
		
	
          
					 
	
	
		
	 
	
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        thehermit 
           
           
         
          
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				 Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:05 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Welcome to the forum  
 
 
I'm on a pure guessing trip here, but I guess you are attempting to save as a 8bit PNG which does not have alpha transparency as opposed to 24bit PNG, that does support transparency?
		
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        jrchards 
           
           
         
          
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				 Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:33 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Thanks for offering to help! I'm a n00b, so forgive me when I ask the uneducated question - what does 8bit versus 24 bit mean? And how do I save as a 24 bit PNG?
 
 
Thanks again, I really appreciate all of the help.
		
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				 Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:33 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				I'm wrong about 24bit vs 8bit, or at least did not get my point across in any meaningful way. Sorry.
 
 
Here's someone else that has already helped   PNG Help
 
 
What I was trying to say is one supports transparency and one does not  
		
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